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Yuvarajan Shanmugam

Summary

Graduated from Northumbria University with a Second Class Honours (Upper Division) in Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Business Management. Experienced Financial Services Consultant and proven leader at building vibrant businesses by developing new prospects and accounts and managing client relationships. Demonstrated skills to leverage network of customer contacts to increase understanding of customer needs and employ business-growth strategies. Disciplined Platoon Sergeant with over 5 years of military experience. Conducted mental and physical assessments. Frequently acknowledged for strong organization and task delegation skills.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages

Work History

Financial Services Consultant

AIA Singapore (Finance industry)
1 2024 - Current

Primary Job Duties:

  • Educated clients on a wide range of topics including retirement planning, diversify investment portfolio
  • Needs and goals through a structured approach
  • Analyze client’s financial portfolio and provide financial advice based on needs and objectives
  • Follow up with clients constantly to re-evaluate their current conditions and future objectives
  • Build positive relationships with corporate clients
  • Maintain and develop positive relationships with Clients

Secondary Job Duties:

  • Conducting Seminars for potential clients
  • Creating marketing materials
  • Lead for agency social media initiative
  • Collaborate with other businesses for outreach and expanding bespoke services for clients

Relationship Consultant

Singlife (Finance)
08.2023 - 12.2023

Primary job duties

  • To understand client's financial needs and provide professional financial advice that includes but is not limited to their protection, investment and savings needs
  • Provide regular updates regarding new campaigns/products and conduct portfolio review with existing clients
  • Proactively develop and establish long-term relationships with clients and provide good after-sales service to them
  • Establish new relationships through marketing activities and referrals

Secondary job duties

  • Participate in roadshows to attend new business

Signal platoon Sergeant

MINDEF (GOVT Defence)
04.2018 - 07.2023

Primary job duties:

  • Supervise and train signal operators to be competent in day-to-day tasking and able to execute unit’s operation exercises.
  • Manpower planning and distributing workloads to 30 individuals under my charge to ensure that the platoon operates smoothly.
  • Meeting audit requirements.
  • Inventory checks for controlled items to meet operational needs.
  • Logistics planning, working with third party contractors with deadlines

Secondary Job Duties

  • Unit’s Fire Safety specialist (2020-2023), to ensure the unit meets fire safety requirements.
  • Secretary of weekly unit operations group meeting (2020-2023), tasked with writing minutes and preparing meeting materials, communicating with stakeholders.
  • Events planning and execution for mid to large scale events

Insurance Agent/Admin Staff (Part-time)

Prudential
12.2017 - 02.2018

Job duties:

  • Getting leads for agents for insurance, investments products
  • To tag along with agents to understand how agents communicate with prospective clients to close deals
  • To understand the benefits of insurance and investment products that is being offered
  • Cold calling prospects

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Business Management

Northumbria University
Singapore
03.2021 - 08.2022

Diploma in Restaurant & Culinary Operations - Restaurant And Culinary Management

Republic Polytechnic
Singapore
04.2015 - 05.2018

Some College (No Degree) - Business

Institute of Technical Education (WEST)
Singapore
04.2013 - 04.2015

Skills

  • Computer Skills : Microsoft office
  • Chat GPT
  • Presentation Skills
  • Customer Service
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Insurance Planning
  • Investment strategies
  • Retirement planning
  • Portfolio Management
  • Financial Planning
  • Wealth Management
  • Customer Relationship Building
  • Workshops and courses attended

    • Effective Project Management, March 2023
    • Disruption & Innovation Workshop, December 2022
    • Managing Remote Teams Program, September 2022
    • Occupational Health Workshop, August 2022
    • Projecting a Professional Image Program, May 2022
    • Leading Effective Team to Succeed Program, March 2022
    • Networking for Success Program, May 2021
    • Speak with Confidence Program, April 2021
    • Understanding and Using Body Language Effectively Workshop, March 2021
    • Critical Thinking Skills for Peak Performance Workshop, March 2021
    • Advanced Certificate in Network Operations Management, November 2018

    Personal Information

    • Date of Birth: 22/03/1995
    • NRIC: S9510689G
    • Gender: Male
    • Nationality: Singaporean
    • Notice Period: Immediate
    • Interview Availability: 2-3 days
    • Expected Salary: Negotiable ($3,300 - $3,500)

    Timeline

    Relationship Consultant

    Singlife (Finance)
    08.2023 - 12.2023

    Bachelor of Arts - Business Management

    Northumbria University
    03.2021 - 08.2022

    Signal platoon Sergeant

    MINDEF (GOVT Defence)
    04.2018 - 07.2023

    Insurance Agent/Admin Staff (Part-time)

    Prudential
    12.2017 - 02.2018

    Diploma in Restaurant & Culinary Operations - Restaurant And Culinary Management

    Republic Polytechnic
    04.2015 - 05.2018

    Some College (No Degree) - Business

    Institute of Technical Education (WEST)
    04.2013 - 04.2015

    Financial Services Consultant

    AIA Singapore (Finance industry)
    1 2024 - Current
    Yuvarajan Shanmugam